LEXINGTON — Madison Central’s late-game comeback came up just a little short — in stunning fashion — on Tuesday at Kentucky Proud Park.

Sam Coleman was called out at home plate on final play, allowing #4 Sayre (30-6) to hold on for a 6-5 win and advance to the 11th Region Tournament title game.
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LEXINGTON — Sam Coleman pitched just 15 innings during the regular season. The senior right-hander, though, was back on the mound as the #12 Indians (25-11) opened the 11th Region Tournament against Lexington Christian Academy (20-15) on Monday at Legends Field.

In his more than two decades as head coach at Madison Central, Steve Roof has witnessed a lot of impressive individual performances.

However, what Kannon Cook delivered on Wednesday in the championship game of the 44th District Tournament left him almost speechless.

​“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen (anything) like that,” Roof said.

Griffin Lyons has been in plenty of pressure situations this season. And he has never backed away from any of those challenges. “I’m used to it at this point,” the junior right-hander said.

In the biggest moment, he came up big again.  Lyons struck out Scott County’s James Wilson with two runners on to preserve a 4-3 win for #15 Madison Central on Monday in the opening round of the 11th Region Tournament in Richmond.

An injury has prevented Bradley Poynter from pitching this season. It hasn’t, however, kept him off the field. Used almost exclusively as a designated hitter, he hit .489 during the regular season and lead the team in RBI (34), hits (44), walks (19) and doubles (11). 

​On Wednesday, Poynter’s potent bat once again delivered in a big moment for the Indians (25-9).  The senior hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, which propelled Central to a 10-2 win over Madison Southern (15-17) in the championship game of the 44th District Tournament at Don Richardson Field. ​

LEXINGTON — Russell County's Nathan Lawson faced the daunting task of trying to contain one of the top offensive line-ups in the state on Thursday at Kentucky Proud Park. The senior rose to the occasion.
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Lawson allowed just three hits — and no walks — as the #17 Lakers (29-6) topped #14 Madison Central (28-8), 2-1, in the opening round of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Tournament.

GEORGETOWN — The first Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association/Prep Baseball Report Power 25 Poll of the season was released on April 4. Five teams from the 11th Region were featured in the rankings. Madison Central, however, was not one of them.
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After graduating 12 seniors — six of which get the opportunity to play in college — from a team which lost in the region championship game in 2021, the Indians (28-7) certainly weren't expected to be a much of a threat to make another deep postseason run.

GEORGETOWN — Madison Central senior Matt Johns was warming up the bullpen — and Bradley Poynter knew it. "It looked like he got a little angry at me," Johns said of Poynter. "He came out throwing darts and finished things up."  Poynter did indeed finish what he started.  And did it with flare.